Publications

Scientific Journals

Celebrating Scientific Innovation Since 1996.

JALA and JBS readers, authors, editors and reviewers are life sciences discovery and technology professionals. They are academic, commercial and government researchers, scientists and engineers who conduct research, and develop and implement new technologies. Together, these journals address the full spectrum of issues that are mission-critical to this important audience, enabling research teams to gain scientific insights; increase productivity; elevate data quality; reduce process cycle times; and enable research and development that otherwise would be impossible.

Both JBS and JALA consider previously unpublished, original research and review manuscripts on an ongoing basis from SLAS members and nonmembers. Accepted manuscripts typically publish with a DOI number to JALA Online and JBS Online within 30 days, making them immediately searchable and citeable.

Journal of Laboratory Automation

Advancing Translational Science and Technology

Editor-in-Chief: Edward Kai-Hua Chow, PhD, National University of Singapore

2014 Impact Factor: 1.879

2014 Rankings: 41 out of 74 in the Analytical Chemistry category;
and 50 out of 79 in the Biochemical Research Methods category.

Search for JALA articles in MEDLINE with J Lab Autom or Journal of Laboratory Automation.

JALA explores ways in which scientists adapt advancements in technology for scientific exploration and experimentation. Six issues are published annually in February, April, June, August, October and December.

Register for Kudos to explain, enrich and share your published papers, and then measure the impact of your actions. SAGE authors using Kudos in 2013 enjoyed 19% higher downloads of their published work than non-users.

Protect your scholarly identity by registering for an ORCID unique identifier so editors, funding agencies, publishers and institutions can reliably recognize you in the same way that ISBNs and DOIs identify books and articles.

The National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy Information for Authors

JALA and JBS open access to their peer reviewed scientific content one year after final (print) publication. JALA and JBS also offer open access options to ensure author compliance with major funding mandates of RCUK, NIH, Wellcome Trust and other agencies. The early open access fee is $3,000. Contact maureen.murphy@sagepub.com for more information.

Call for Volunteers: Journal Manuscript Reviewers Wanted

JALA and JBS rely on volunteer experts to rigorously review manuscripts prior to publication to ensure scientific excellence. Anyone interested in serving as an SLAS volunteer to assess prospective manuscripts for JALA and/or JBS, may register at JBS SAGEtrack and/or JALA SAGEtrack. Please pay special attention to the keywords (areas of expertise) in your personal profile to ensure manuscripts and reviewers are appropriately matched. For more info about expectations for this volunteer role, please read the JALA & JBS Guidelines for Manuscript Reviewers.